Thomas Frank - Head Coach

[braineclipse]

So we could employ you to be manager, have us around the relegation zone but it's fine - let's give you a load of time because once upon a time a legendary manager had a poor first season.

It's pretty pointless comparing eras anyway, modern football is completely different in demands and expectations. But forgetting that, the manager has to show something for the club to see that progress will be made and the evidence of that right now is a little lacking.....

This for me too. I'm all for giving a manager time, but looking clueless has to stop at some point.

 

[Mikey10]

Did Ange need to go? We were doing better at this stage last season under him. I think if he stayed, we probably get less away points. But we almost certainly get more home points and are doing better overall.

22 PL losses last season suggests there is no evidence for this assertion.

I’ve no interest in whether we he had more points at this stage last season; league campaigns last 10 months, and the reality overall is that the league campaign last year was a disgrace. We were terrible to watch (that seems to have faded from memories quickly), naive beyond belief.

If we are playing like we are now next Christmas then it’ll perhaps be time to start thinking about the manager’s position. Until then, he needs time and players.

 

[thfcsteff]

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bill-nicholson/leistungsdatenDetail/trainer/26064/plus/0?saison_id=1958&verein_id=148&gegner_id=&liga=&wettbewerb_id=&trainer_id=

His first season we finished 18th in the league. While finishing 3rd the season before. He was given time to shape his team.
You lot would have sacked him before january.

Listen mate. I wasn't there. I was born in 1967. So take the following as just knowing your history. The reason Sir Bill retainedf everyone's trust was largely because of both his embedded history at the club already plus the fact we went on a good run at the end of that season, as well as the fact he was laying down a style of football (first started by Arthur Rowe) which was absolutely Tottenham, and which is recognised as our DNA.

Again, you appear to miss the point when you say 'you lot', so I'll say it plainly using Frank's situation. If he showed a sign of clear identity with regrads to how we play, or if his philosophies on 'risk' which he has expressed verbally matched up with intent in both how we attack and the way we play, then I'd be delighted to take some on the chin. Thing is, we're getting chinned drifting between a rock and a hard place....